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Art Deco · 06-09-2021, 10:34 AM

Game 1: The Rays jumped out to a 5-0 lead and had to hang on after the Angels scored runs in each of the final four innings to eke out a 5-4 win. Andy Aparicio started and wasn't convincing, but he did get out of numerous jams to go 6.2 8 2 2 4 6 to move to 13-6, 4.62. Mike Wherry got him out of his last jam in the 7th, then had a man reach on an error in the 8th who scored against Tim Siqueiros, who got through the 8th. Kikuo Kawase came on and continued to show his platoon split, failing to retire any of the 3 lefties he faced by allowing a homer, a walk and a single but fortunately facing 3 righties whom he all struck out for save #23. Offensively the big hit early was HR #33 from Victor de Jesus in the 1st with a man on, and Vlad Guerrero Jr had an RBI triple in the 5th, scoring on Danny Ayala's sac fly which was RBI #100 for the rookie.

Game 2: Deja vu all over again as the Rays built a modest early lead, had a starter give up a lot of baserunners but not suffer much damage, and held on at the end for a 4-2 win. And once again Victor de Jesus gave them an early 2-0 lead, this time on a 2-run single in the 3rd. Alex Buitrago's sac fly and Luis Corpus' RBI double made it 4-0, and Leo Ortega was shutting out the Angels. But it wasn't easy as he allowed 7 hits, a walk and a hit batter over his 6 innings of work and benefited from two runners thrown out on the bases, including at home. But his 8 strikeouts helped him out of some jams and he improved his already impressive record to 16-2, 3.16. Tyler Jefferson cruised through the 7th and got two out in the 8th before giving up a 2-run homer to the ancient Francisco Lindor to cut the lead in half. With Kikuo Kawase tired from yesterday's game, Tim Siqueiros came on for the save and pitched around a walk and a hit to get it, his first of the season and amazingly his first since 2031. Despite being a high-leverage setup guy the last few years, somehow he never managed a save behind Jordan Diaz and Kawase, not even by accident. Nor is he a 3-inning guy, so he's missed out on the numerous saves Rays pitchers have picked up in that department.

Game 3: No nailbiter today as Jon Hayes returned to a familiar mound but suffered an unfamiliar fate as the Rays pounded him and the Angels 12-1. The former Rays ace has been great as ever the last year and a half with the Angels and is a Cy Young front-runner this season but Rays hitters treated him just as rudely as the next guy today. They got to him for 5 runs and 11 hits in 4 2/3 with the big blow a 3-run homer from Omar Rodriguez (#7). Omar added a 2-run double later to give him a career-high 5-RBI game, while Danny Ayala was 3-5 with an RBI and Dayle Jenkins, Vlad Guerrero Jr. and Will Quintana were 2-5 with an RBI each as they banged out 18 hits in total. Nate Schultz took care of matters on the mound with another excellent performance of 7 3 1 1 1 6 and is now 13-4, 3.22. Since joining the team before last season, Schultz is 35-6 and 39-6 if you count the playoffs. Pretty, pretty good. Bob Sirna went the final 2 scoreless to mop up.

Team record: 84-25. Next up: The White Sox visit for a 3-game weekend set.

06-09-2021, 10:34 AM	#985
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,828	August 1-3, 2034: vs LA Angels (3) Game 1: The Rays jumped out to a 5-0 lead and had to hang on after the Angels scored runs in each of the final four innings to eke out a 5-4 win. Andy Aparicio started and wasn't convincing, but he did get out of numerous jams to go 6.2 8 2 2 4 6 to move to 13-6, 4.62. Mike Wherry got him out of his last jam in the 7th, then had a man reach on an error in the 8th who scored against Tim Siqueiros, who got through the 8th. Kikuo Kawase came on and continued to show his platoon split, failing to retire any of the 3 lefties he faced by allowing a homer, a walk and a single but fortunately facing 3 righties whom he all struck out for save #23. Offensively the big hit early was HR #33 from Victor de Jesus in the 1st with a man on, and Vlad Guerrero Jr had an RBI triple in the 5th, scoring on Danny Ayala's sac fly which was RBI #100 for the rookie. Game 2: Deja vu all over again as the Rays built a modest early lead, had a starter give up a lot of baserunners but not suffer much damage, and held on at the end for a 4-2 win. And once again Victor de Jesus gave them an early 2-0 lead, this time on a 2-run single in the 3rd. Alex Buitrago's sac fly and Luis Corpus' RBI double made it 4-0, and Leo Ortega was shutting out the Angels. But it wasn't easy as he allowed 7 hits, a walk and a hit batter over his 6 innings of work and benefited from two runners thrown out on the bases, including at home. But his 8 strikeouts helped him out of some jams and he improved his already impressive record to 16-2, 3.16. Tyler Jefferson cruised through the 7th and got two out in the 8th before giving up a 2-run homer to the ancient Francisco Lindor to cut the lead in half. With Kikuo Kawase tired from yesterday's game, Tim Siqueiros came on for the save and pitched around a walk and a hit to get it, his first of the season and amazingly his first since 2031. Despite being a high-leverage setup guy the last few years, somehow he never managed a save behind Jordan Diaz and Kawase, not even by accident. Nor is he a 3-inning guy, so he's missed out on the numerous saves Rays pitchers have picked up in that department. Game 3: No nailbiter today as Jon Hayes returned to a familiar mound but suffered an unfamiliar fate as the Rays pounded him and the Angels 12-1. The former Rays ace has been great as ever the last year and a half with the Angels and is a Cy Young front-runner this season but Rays hitters treated him just as rudely as the next guy today. They got to him for 5 runs and 11 hits in 4 2/3 with the big blow a 3-run homer from Omar Rodriguez (#7). Omar added a 2-run double later to give him a career-high 5-RBI game, while Danny Ayala was 3-5 with an RBI and Dayle Jenkins, Vlad Guerrero Jr. and Will Quintana were 2-5 with an RBI each as they banged out 18 hits in total. Nate Schultz took care of matters on the mound with another excellent performance of 7 3 1 1 1 6 and is now 13-4, 3.22. Since joining the team before last season, Schultz is 35-6 and 39-6 if you count the playoffs. Pretty, pretty good. Bob Sirna went the final 2 scoreless to mop up. Team record: 84-25. Next up: The White Sox visit for a 3-game weekend set. Last edited by Art Deco; 06-09-2021 at 01:57 PM.